Vietnamese fresh lychee is sold for 200,000 VND/kg in the US

Published 2023년 7월 3일

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Vietnamese lychees were successfully distributed and sold at Safeway and Albertsons supermarkets in the US West Coast states due to the efforts of the Trade Office branch in San Francisco and the Vietnam Trade Office in Washington DC. The lychees were priced competitively at $3.99 per pint, equivalent to 200,000 VND/kg, which helped increase the consumption of Vietnamese fruit in the US market. However, the export of lychees to the US still faces difficulties, such as the lack of a US-recognized irradiation facility in the North, which affects storage time and transportation costs.

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Following the success in bringing lychees to penetrate the large supermarket system (Safeway, Albertsons, Winco, ...) in the US market in 2022, implementing the Project "Promoting Vietnamese enterprises to directly participate in foreign distribution network until 2030" in Decision No. 1415/QD-TTg dated November 14, 2022 of the Prime Minister, following the direction of the Ministry of Industry and Trade and the Consulate General of Vietnam in San Francisco, immediately Since November 2022, the Trade Office branch in San Francisco together with the Vietnam Trade Office in Washington DC have lobbied and coordinated with domestic agencies, enterprises and US enterprises to import lychees. Fresh Vietnamese products are consumed in the US market, especially in the West Coast states of this country. After many efforts, with the close coordination of agencies and domestic enterprises, nearly 20 tons of fresh lychees, transported by sea, were officially distributed and sold at Safeway ...

Source: Baochinhphu